Cheshire Collection

New Brighton Tower, Wallasey, Cheshire, c1898-c1921. The New Brighton Tower was situated within the Tower Buildings complex and was taller than Blackpool Tower at 621 feet high

1961 Ferguson P99, Stirling Moss at Oulton Park Gold Cup. Creator: Unknown
1961 Ferguson P99, Stirling Moss at Oulton Park Gold Cup

Viaduct across the Sankey Valley
Viaduct Across the Sankey Valley, published 1831 (hand coloured engraving)

Beeston Castle, Cheshire, c1839, (1938). Artist: JMW Turner
Beeston Castle, Cheshire, c1839, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe

"Red Deer"winning the "Chester Cup"- from a sketch made on the spot
" Red Deer" winning the " Chester Cup" - from a sketch made on the spot, 1844. Horse racing at Chseter

Wood-scene, Norton, Cheshire, 1856. Creator: Thomas Davies
Wood-scene, Norton, Cheshire, 1856

One of the Twelve Devas: Katen, 14th century. Creator: Unknown
One of the Twelve Devas: Katen, 14th century

Chester Cathedral, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Chester Cathedral, 1898. Grade I listed Medieval Church of England cathedral restored particularly by George Gilbert Scott during the 19th century. From " Our Own Country, Volume II"

Views in Chester, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Views in Chester, 1898. Inclusing Abbey Gate, Chester Rows and the ruins of St Johns Chapel. Chester is one of the best-preserved walled cities in Britain

The Roodeye, from the Railway Bridge, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Roodeye, from the Railway Bridge, 1898. Chester Racecourse on the banks of the River Dee, known as the Roodee dates back to the early 16th century. From " Our Own Country, Volume II"

1961 Ferguson P99, Stirling Moss at Oulton Park. Creator: Unknown
1961 Ferguson P99, Stirling Moss at Oulton Park

German prisoners of war in Britain, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
German prisoners of war in Britain, First World War, 1915, (c1920)

Edgar the Pacific being rowed down the River Dee by Eight Tributary Princes, c1890. Edgar the Peaceful ( c943-975)

Moreton Old Hall, Congleton, 1920. Creator: Unknown
Moreton Old Hall, Congleton, 1920

Little Moreton Hall, c1948. Creator: Unknown
Little Moreton Hall, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

The Bear and Billet, Chester, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Bear and Billet, Chester, 1936. The Bear and Billet, 17th-century Grade I listed timber-framed town house, built in 1664 for the Earls of Shrewsbury in Chester

The Bears Head, Brereton, Cheshire, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Bears Head, Brereton, Cheshire, 1936. The Bears Head, a Jacobean coaching inn on the London to Liverpool road, dating from 1625, Grade II listed

Henry & Leigh Slater Ltd. - advert, 1916. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

Lawton Hall, c1847. Creator: Unknown
Lawton Hall, c1847. Stately home near the village of Church Lawton, Cheshire. The building seen here - the seat of Charles B Lawton Esq - dates from the 17th century

Chester Castle, Cheshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Chester Castle, Cheshire, 1894. View of the Castle overlooking the River Dee. Following the English civil war the castle was used as a prison, a militrary garrison, a court and a tax office

Eaton Hall, Eccleston, Cheshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Eaton Hall, Eccleston, Cheshire, 1894. Eaton Hall was remodelled in the Gothic style in 1870-1882 by Alfred Waterhouse for the Duke of Westminster. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes

Beeston Castle, Cheshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Beeston Castle, Cheshire, 1894. Former royal castle built in the 1220s and sited majestically on a rocky sandstone crag. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes

Eaton Hall, c1896. Artist: Catherall & Pritchard
Eaton Hall, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Watergate Street Row, Chester, c1896. Artist: Catherall & Pritchard
Watergate Street Row, Chester, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Wall and Roodee, Chester, c1896. Artist: Catherall & Pritchard
The Wall and Roodee, Chester, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Erecting Shop, London and North-Western Railway Works, Crewe, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Arrival by rail of the Constable of Cheshire, to Mottram Station in April of 1855, vintage engraving

Beeston Castle in Cheshire, 1747. Artist: John Boydell
Beeston Castle in Cheshire, 1747. View of the castle with figures, sheep and cattle in the foreground

Promptuarium, Chester Cathedral. Artist: Edward Arthur Heffer
View of the crypt at Chester Cathedral, 1857

Dukes of Exeter and Surrey deliver the Kings message to the Duke of Lancaster
Interior of Chester Castle when the Dukes of Exeter and Surrey deliver the Kings message to the Duke of Lancaster

The Bears Head, Brereton, Cheshire, 1939. From Old Inns - Second Series of 40. [W. D. & H. O. Wills, 1939]

Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, Cheshire, 2005. Built in 1911, Crewes Lyceum Theatre is a Grade II Listed Building. It underwent extensive restoration in 1994

Eaton Hall, c1900. Artist: Catherall & Pritchard
Eaton Hall, c1900. Eaton Hall is the country house of the Duke of Westminster. It is set within a large estate 1 mile (2 km) south of the village of Eccleston, in Cheshire, England

Eaton Hall, Cheshire - The Duke of Westminster, 1910

Chester Cathedral, c20th Century. Artist: John Bartholomew
Chester Cathedral, c20th Century. [John Bartholomew & Son, Edinburgh]

Chester, c20th Century. Artist: John Bartholomew
Chester, c20th Century. [John Bartholomew & Son, Edinburgh]

Dr Syntax Visits Eaton Hall, Cheshire, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax Visits Eaton Hall, Cheshire, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Painted Window - Two Saxon Earls of Mercia, and Seven Norman Earls of Chester, 1808 (1845). The drawing is a reproduction of a sixteenth-century painted glass window in the Brereton Hall, Cheshire

An instructor explaining engine details to a pupils at Sealand Aerodrome
An instructor explaining engine details to a group of pupils at the Service Flying Training School at Sealand Aerodrome, Flintshire, Wales, c1936 (c1937). From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol

Tirley Court, Cheshire: East Side, 1908. Artist: Charles Edward Mallows
Tirley Court, Cheshire: East Side, 1908. A design for the garden and house at Tirley Garth in Cheshire by the renowned Arts & Crafts architect Charles Edward Mallows. From The Studio Volume 46

Gawsworth Old Hall, Cheshire, 1915. Plate XLVII from Old English Mansions by Charles Holme [The Studio Ltd, London & New York, 1915]

Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire, 1915. Plate XXII from Old English Mansions by Charles Holme [The Studio Ltd, London & New York, 1915]

Dorfold Hall, Cheshire, 1915. Plate XXIX from Old English Mansions by Charles Holme [The Studio Ltd, London & New York, 1915]

The Holyhead and Chester Mails, 1905. Artist: Robert Havell
The Holyhead and Chester Mails at Hockley Hill, near Dunstable. Engraving by Robert Havell after a drawing by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1851). Coaches stuck in snow drifts

East front of Eaton Hall, Cheshire, 1845. Artist: Frederick James Havell
East front of Eaton Hall, Cheshire, 1845. Eaton Hall was rebuilt in Gothic style between 1804 and 1812 by William Porden for Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster

Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, home of the Marquis of Cholmondeley, c1880. Built in the 1800s to resemble a Gothic castle, with crenellated towers added in 1817-1819 by Robert Smirke

Moreton Hall, Cheshire, home of the Ackers family, c1880. The house was designed by Edward Blore

Capesthorne, Cheshire, home of the Davenport family, c1880

Peckforton Castle, Cheshire, home of Baron Tollemache, c1880

The choir, Chester Cathedral, Cheshire, 1924-1926. The choir of Chester Cathedral was built between 1283 and 1315 and was designed by Richard Lenginour

16th Century timberwork at Little Moreton, 1925. Artist: Joseph Nash
16th Century timberwork at Little Moreton, 1925. Little Moreton Hall at Congleton in Cheshire, a 15th century moated manor house originally built for Sir Richard Moreton

Bishop Lloyds Palace, Chester, 1908-1909

The River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
The River Dee at Chester, Cheshire, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

Monument to the late Duke of Westminster, Eccleston Church, Cheshire, 1902-1903

Tirley Court, Cheshire: South Front, 1906. Artist: Charles Edward Mallows
Tirley Court, Cheshire: South Front, 1906. A design by renowned Arts & Crafts architect Charles Edward Mallows (1864-1915). From The Studio Volume 42 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907-8]

Chester Cathedral, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Bramall Hall, Cheshire, home of the Davenport family, c1880. The oldest parts of the timber framed manor house date from the 14th century

Eaton Hall, Cheshire, home of the Duke of Westminster, c1880

Subsidence in London Road, Northwich, 1905. Artist: Jeffries
Subsidence in London Road, Northwich, Cheshire, 1905

Ancient Roman walls, city of Chester, 1905. The walls, built in 61 AD, are said to vary between 12 and 40 feet in height. Below is a chronology of events

Gods Providence House, Chester, c1920s. During an outbreak of the plague during the 17th century, it is said that not a house in the city was spared except for this one in Watergate Street

King Charles I Tower, Chester, c1920s. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, The second series of British royal and ancient buildings

Monster festival for railway employes at Crewe, 1861. Banqueting tables full of workers at Crewe, one of the main interchanges, and the home of many railway employees

Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Artist: John Romney
Chester Water Works, from the fields, 1852. Steam-powered pumping station for raising water from the river Dee for the towns water supply

Inside a Cheshire salt mine, 1889. Miners are gathering loose rock salt after blasting, and loading it into a horse-drawn tub for hoisting to the surface

Rock Salt: Refining salt, Northwich, Cheshire, England, c19th century

The Cathedral, Marston Salt Mine, Northwich, Cheshire, England, 19th century
The Cathedral, Marston Salt Mine, Northwich, Cheshire, England

Joseph Crosfield & Sons soap factory at Bank Quarry, Warrington, Cheshire, 1886

The aqueduct at Barton, near Manchester, 1793. Artist: William Orme
The aqueduct at Barton, near Manchester, 1793. A man and woman watch a boat being pulled over the aqueduct by a horse; their little boy plays with a dog

Boring the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851

Casting the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851

Silver Ghost Rolls Royce at Rally, Cheshire, England, c1960. Artist: CM Dixon
Silver Ghost Rolls Royce at Rally, Cheshire, England, c1960. The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost chassis was first made at Royces Manchester works, with production moving to Derby in July 1908

Window detail at St. Chads Church, Farndon, Cheshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Window detail at St. Chads Church, Farndon, Cheshire, 20th century. Famdon church is dedicated to St Chad, who died in AD 672 and is a Grade II Listed Building

Interior of Marston Salt Mine, Northwich, Cheshire, England, c1880. This shows how pillars of rock have been left to support the roof

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